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Mihaylo "
Kas" Hayda is the star of the 28th episode of my 'Grilled' interview series.Some of the topics discussed:
- "The Machine" and his thoughts on his habit of practicing so much.
- If he needs to play/practice so much to have confidence in himself.
- What holds Kas back from winning tournaments.
- How talented he is as a gamer.
- What was it like to face
Mvp at WCG 2011 and IEM VII Cologne.-
NightEnD as an example of a confident mindset- Whether he has a burning goal in SC2.
On practicing a lot:
"I don't think about [how much I play], I just enjoy the game. I think it is bad for me to play so much, because if you're playing so many games per day you can't concentrate in every game and you make some stupid mistakes and you'll learn those mistakes more and more and more and in tournaments [you'll just do] this mistake automatically, so it's not the best for me. If I played vs. the best players then it would be just fine, but I don't, so it is not so good for me.
I like this game, so if I have free time [then] I can just do nothing, I will just play. That's how it works."
I like this game, so if I have free time [then] I can just do nothing, I will just play. That's how it works."
Why he thinks NightEnD is a good example of a confident mindset:
"Like NightEnD, he always doesn't care who he meets. Even if he knows that player will beat him in a macro game he will just do a macro game, because he's confident in himself. He can play vs. Mvp or MMA or NesTea and others and he doesn't feel that he has to be risky and all-in [them], he knows what he can do and beat [them] in a macro game, even if it's like a 0.5% chance, he will still do that. So maybe I should be like him, but I don't feel like I'm even close to that feeling."
Picking the best Korean he has faced:
"I think Mvp. I played him at WCG [2011] and IEM [VII Cologne] and all the time he picked builds that countered me so hard, and he made, [in my opinion], like zero mistakes in the games. So he just picks something that counters the other player, and he does that so well. His every move is so crazy good, I think he's the most clever player ever."
The entire 26m12s interview can be watched at Team Acer.
